The top six teams in the rankings have a number of wrestlers on the list. All of them have at least five wrestlers ranked. Defending state champion Ballard still leads the way with Denver-Tripoli and Davenport Assumption close behind. The state tournament could be very interesting depending upon the number of qualifiers each can take to Des Moines.
Top 10 State Tournament Teams (# of ranked wrestlers)
1. Ballard (6)
2. Denver-Tripoli (8)
3. Davenport Assumption (7)
4. Independence (6)
5. Forest City (5)
6. East Marshall (5)
7. Centerville (3)
8. Emmetsburg (4)
9. Dallas Center-Grimes (4)
10. Sgt. Bluff …

NORTH LINN INVITATIONAL
At Troy Mills
Teams — 1. Davenport Assumption 235, 2. Denver-Tripoli 234, 3. Independence 215, 4. Williamsburg 184, 5. Valley Community 87, 6. Center Point-Urbana 86, 7. Wapello 68.5, 8. North Linn 58, 9. Dyersville Beckman 40, 10. Edgewood-Colesburg 20.
Championship matches
103 pounds — Dylan Peters (DT) pinned Austin Evens (IND), :52; 112 — J.C. Vercande (WIL) pinned Grant Rosenboom (DA), 2:53; 119 — Brandon Sorensen (DT) tech. fall Bradley McDermott (DA), 4:59; 125 — Levi Wolfensperger (DT) pinned Logan Mulnix (NL), :44; 130 — Tyler Endres (IND) major dec. …

DECORAH 24, MAQUOKETA 0 – Lucas Kane passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another as Decorah blanked Maquoketa, 24-0, in a Clss 3A prep football substate game last night in Decorah.  Kane connected with Chris Wanless for a 52-yard touchdown and Zack Kerndt from 3 yards out in the second quarter and rushed 32 yards for the final score in the fourth.
Collin White rushed foir 122 yards for the Vikings (8-2) and will play Marion (10-0) in a first-round game Monday. Kane completed 5 of 7 passes for 89 …

SOLON 48, MEDIAPOLIS 12 — Solon began it’s quest for a third straight state title Wednesday with a home game against Mediapolis.

The Spartans win their 37th game straight with the blowout. James Morris rushed for 212 yards on 14 carries and scored two touchdowns for the top-ranked Class 2A Spartans.
Morris scored on runs of 56 and 31 yards, Wes Sleeper added a 1-yard touchdown run while Brian Jedlicka added an 8-yard touchdown run for Solon (10-0), which will play Mid-Prairie on Monday.

Alicia Goetz’s jump shot with 3 seconds left sent Tipton past Mediapolis, 55-53, in a Class 2A regional final and to the state tournament.
We didn’t get a report on the game, as we had hoped, from Solon High School. Here’s a boxscore:
MEDIAPOLIS (53)
Kasey Abel 3-7 4-8 10, Bryana Klenk 2-7 1-5 5, Nichelle Bergquist 1-2 0-0 2, Danielle Jackson 7-17 0-1 14, Amanda Kalina 3-5 2-2 8, Abby Darbyshire 6-8 0-0 14. Totals: 22-46 7-16 53.
TIPTON (55)
Nichole Royer 6-11 0-0 2, Alicia Goetz 6-13 4-4 18, Maggie Stueland 0-3 0-0 …

By Jeff Linder
The Gazette
The Springville Orioles underwent a preventive quarantine Saturday night.
There was illness going around, and Coach Brian O’Donnell wanted his girls’ basketball players at home, isolated from the bug.
“We’re so close,” he said. “We’ve avoided illness so far. What’s one night out when you weigh it against a lifetime of memories?”
The Orioles already have provided scrapbook moments galore. They are defending Class 1A state champions. They have an opportunity to do so much more.
Top-ranked Springville (23-1) faces Midland (20-5) in a Class 1A regional Monday night. Tipoff is …